Hormone Replacement Therapy
Longevity and Age Management
Testosterone therapy increases sex drive of postmenopausal women
Testosterone therapy is an effective treatment for low libido in postmenopausal women, suggest results of an international study of more than 800 women. ... Continue Reading
Growth hormone secretagogue helps seniors to gain muscle mass
A recent study has found that a daily dose of the growth hormone secretagogue MK-677 can help elderly people retain, and even increase, their muscle mass. ... Continue Reading
HRT users more likely to need hip and knee replacement
Using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and having several children significantly increases the likelihood that a woman will need to undergo joint replacement surgery later on in life, new research suggests. ... Continue Reading
HRT 'can increase quality of life'
A major new study has revealed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can offer "significant" benefits in the quality of life women can enjoy. ... Continue Reading
UPDATE: U.S. HOUSE RESOLUTION DEEMS FDA’s POLICY ON ESTRIOL “NOT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST”
Tell your members of Congress: Support the Resolution to Protect Women's Access to BHRT! U.S. House Representatives Mike Ross (D-Ark.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) introduced a bipartisan Sense of the Congress resolution yesterday to counter the efforts of the FDA and Wyeth against compounded bio-identical hormones that contain estriol. H. Con. Res. 342 raises serious concern over the recent move by FDA to ban the use of estriol, and asks for its reversal. Reps. Ross and Emerson were joined by fellow Representatives: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Michael Burgess (R-Texas), John Carter (R-Texas), Sam Farr (D-Calif.) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). ... Continue Reading
TRT could benefit men over 60, study suggests
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) could help reduce the risk of men over the age of 60 developing the age and gender hormone-related disorder osteoporosis, a new study has found. ... Continue Reading
Couple awarded $1.5M in hormone lawsuit
A couple who contended that a hormone-replacement drug caused the woman's breast cancer was awarded $1.5 million Monday in a jury verdict against drug maker Wyeth. The jury also found that Wyeth acted with malice or reckless disregard, prompting a hearing set to start Tuesday on possible punitive damages. The Philadelphia jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff Mary Daniel and $500,000 to her husband, Tom, a courtroom clerk said. ... Continue Reading
The effects of long-term endurance training on the immune and endocrine systems of elderly men: the
a decline in immune and endocrine function occurs with aging. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of long-term endurance training on the immune and endocrine system of elderly men. The possible interaction between these systems was also analysed. ... Continue Reading
Sorting out the hGH issue
He is a quack. A kook. A huckster. The medical world looks at Ronald Klatz, the man who started the anti-aging medicine industry, and sees nothing more than a brilliant businessman who made hay off vulnerability and na ... Continue Reading
Dementia risk 'increased by HRT'
Major research suggests hormone replacement therapy may increase the risk of developing dementia. It had been thought that HRT could be used as a treatment to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. But the US Women's Health Initiative study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found oestrogen-only HRT may increase dementia risk. ... Continue Reading
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